Banners of army appear like flock of many-colored birds — Mythoi

Motif

Banners of army appear like flock of many-colored birds.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Illusions. · view the constellation · filed as K1872.5

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Camouflage.

1 finer motif beneath it

Clods thrown up by hoofs of horses appear like flock of birds

Filed beside it

Army appears like forest. Surprises enemy. Each soldier carries branches. (Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.) Reeds make ships appear like island Love letter hidden in apple Wound masked by other wound in order not to be recognized

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “many-colored” · wander